Windows 8 apps are missing in action

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	Windows 8 apps are missing in action Coming on the heels of the failure of Windows 8 in the marketplace is news that the Windows Store is stiffing badly as well, marking another failed promise. Read More WHITE PAPER: Egnyte Global Collaboration Without VPN Learn how Learfield Communication has leveraged a combination of over 50 local storage devices and the cloud to provide access to files from any of these local storage devices to employees using smartphones, tablets, and computers even when these devices don't have a network connection. Read Now! In this Issue Microsoft could pay billions for running afoul in Europe Microsoft may not scan your email for keywords like Google, but your boss can Hot technologies to watch: Augmented reality and 3D printing Researchers rake in $280K at Pwn2Own hacking contest After four months, Windows 8 is at a standstill Microsoft issues free tool it says will cut Azure costs Why programming classes need to cover software testing, too Microsoft's $731 million fine could have been higher Microsoft caves to Office 2013 licensing backlash Ransomware targets Windows PowerShell WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel Easing the Online Overload Many transaction processing systems have reached their capacity limits, so the time is right to consider the potential for running tier 1 mission-critical workloads on opens standards. This white paper highlights the key components of a properly structured and highly optmized SQL Server OLTP reference architecture. Read Now! Microsoft could pay billions for running afoul in Europe Microsoft faces stiff penalties in Europe for failing to give customers there an adequate choice of Web browsers in its Windows operating systems, and now it is being chased by the Danish tax authority as well. Read More Microsoft may not scan your email for keywords like Google, but your boss can The Scroogled campaign in which Microsoft warned about Google disrespecting your privacy by scanning "every word of every email" to deliver ads in Gmail is now winding down. Read More Hot technologies to watch: Augmented reality and 3D printing Augmented reality and 3D printing are the hottest emerging technologies to watch, according to Tom Soderstrom, chief technology officer for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed End-To-End Application Acceleration Technologies Download this 7-page survey-driven analysis by Forrester to learn how to overcome cloud-related performance issues by extending optimization to SaaS applications. Read now. Researchers rake in $280K at Pwn2Own hacking contest Research teams Wednesday cracked Microsoft's Internet Explorer 10 (IE10), Google's Chrome and Mozilla's Firefox at the Pwn2Own hacking contest, pulling in more than $250,000 in prizes. Read More After four months, Windows 8 is at a standstill You want to give any new product the benefit of the doubt, especially in this economy. But after four months, an image is becoming rather clear with Windows 8, and it isn't good. The product is pretty much at a standstill. Read More Microsoft issues free tool it says will cut Azure costs If it works, a new free tool called MetricsHub can help cut costs of using Microsoft's Azure cloud services by automatically making the service run more efficiently and by increasing and decreasing Azure resources as customer need fluctuates. Read More WHITE PAPER: Mobiquity Inc. New Report: Mobile Shopping Satisfaction Survey Many smartphone and tablet users say they might not shop at a retailer after a poor mobile-shopping experience. Slow-loading, hard-to-navigate and error-prone checkout sites mean frustrated customers and no sales. Take a look at this independent survey of the top 20 brick-and-mortar retailers. Learn more. Why programming classes need to cover software testing, too Education in software programming needs to become more readily available and expansive, if students are going to learn applicable skills. Read More Microsoft's $731 million fine could have been higher Europe's antitrust chief on Wednesday announced a substantial $731 million fine on Microsoft, but it could have been even higher he said. Read More Microsoft caves to Office 2013 licensing backlash Microsoft has heard the uproar from customers over the draconian Office 2013 licensing limitations, and it has relented. Today, Microsoft announced an update to Office 2013 retail licensing agreement that should quell the uprising and force customers to put away the torches and pitchforks. Read More Ransomware targets Windows PowerShell Security researchers have discovered a novel ransomware scheme that uses Windows PowerShell to encrypt files on a victim's computer. Read More
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